Connection for drapery rods



March 25, 1930. P. J. MITCHELS 1,752,020

CONNECTION FOR DRAPERY RODS Filed May 16, 1928 ATTGRNEYS.

Patented Mar. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES PETER J. MITCHELS, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA CONNECTION FOR DRAPERY RODS Application filed May 16,

This invention relates to ornamental curtain and drapery rods.

In a certain type of interior decoration drapery rods are formed of twisted square wrought iron rods which have a very artistic appearance. These rods are fitted at their ends with ornamental devices and when used on bay windows the rods are formed in sections hinged together, so that they may lie 101 parallel to the windows. The ornamental devices at the ends of the rod and the hinged connections are formed with square sockets to receive the ends of the rod. It is common practice to cut the rods to fit the windows when installing them and after the rods are cut the ornamental devices and the connec tions are fitted to the rods.

Hitherto, in order that the connections between the rods may lie in the proper plane and that the ornamental ends be properly disposed, it was necessary that the opposite ends of the rods be in absolute register. Due to the fact that the rods are out to fit the windows during installation, the ends of the cut rods were in most instances out of register, necessitating that the rods be twisted to bring the ends in register. This latter operation is a diflicult one requiring equipment and adds to the cost of installation.

It is-the principal object of the present in vention to overcome the disadvantages of this prior method by providing means enabling the connecting and ornamental devices to be expeditiously and properly arranged on the rods regardless of the disposition of the ends thereof.

In carrying this object into practice, the hinged connections for connecting the rods together and the ornamental devices fitted to the ends of the rod are formed with sockets which may be turned to register with the rods so that the hinged connections and ornamental devices may be properly disposed rega'dless of the position of the ends of the LL: 1'0

One form which the invent-ion may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a curtain 1928. Serial No. 278,282.

having ornamental devices 11 fixed at its ends. The inner-end of each ornamental device is fitted with a socket 12 having a square recess 14 formed within the inner end thereof. The other end of the socket 12 abuts against the ornamental device 11. A screw 15 projects axially throughthe outer end of the-socket 12 and is threaded into the adja- .cent end of the ornamental device 11. By

loosening this screw the socket 12 may be turned so that the squared recess 14 may accommodate the end of-the drapery rod- 10. This rod as shown in the drawings is formed 7:?

of asquare wrought iron bar which is twisted to give it an artistic appearance.

Hitherto, thesockets 12 were formed integral with the ornamental ends sothat it was necessary to twist the rods so that their opposite ends registered in order that the ornamental devicesll would be properly positioned.

In the presentinstance it is only necessary to cut the rod to the proper length, adjust the sockets .12 with relation to the ornamental s." ends 11 andthen tighten the screws 15. To securethe sockets on the rod t-hey are provided with set screws 16 which projectinto the recesses 14; so that the sockets may be clamped to the ends of the rod.

When a drapery rod of this character is fitted to bay windows, the rod sections for the windows are connected at the corners by hinged devices such as shown in Fig. 4. These hinged devices are fitted with sockets g 12 of the same construction as shown in Fig. 2. These sockets 12 are secured to the hinge in the same manner as the socket 12 is secured to the ornamental ends 11. By this construction the rods may be properly con- 7 nected and fitted with ornamental ends in an expeditious manner regardless of whether or not the ends of the rod are in register.

r In use, the rod is cut to fit the window and the screws 15 are loosened so that the sockets may be adjusted to accommodate the disposition of the ends of the rod. When properly adjusted, the screws 15 are tightened and the devices are fitted to the ends of the rod. The set screws 16 are then taken up to clamp the sockets to the rod. By'having the sockets rotatable or turnable with respect to the devices 11 and the hinge connection between'the' rods, the rods may be more expeditiously assembled on windows than hitherto.

vlVhile I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes may bemade in its construction a by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In combination with twisted square drapery rod, an ornamental device adapted to be fitted to'the end thereof, said device including'a socket adapted to receive the end of the rod, means connecting said socket to said device permitting the socket to 'be turned relative to the device or relatively fixed thereto.

2. In combination with a twisted square drapery rod, a socket member having a square recess to receive the end of the rod, an ornamental device at the outer end of the socket, a screw projecting axially through the socket member and threaded into the device whereby the socket member may be turned on its axis relativeto the device or relatively fixed to the device.

3. A device of the character described comprising a drapery rod formed of a twisted bar square in cross section, a socket member having a square recess to receive the end of the rod, an ornamental device adapted to be fitted to the outer end of said socket member to form a' finished end for the rod, a screw connection between the socket, member and said'ornamental device, said connection being at the longitudinal axis/of the socket and said ornamental device and permitting said ornamental device to be adjusted about the axis of the rod. i

PETER J. MITCHELS/ 

